Cutting-nippers.



Patented Mar. 27, moo.

R. H. LOVE.

CUTTING NIPPERS.

- (No Model.)

UNTTED. STATES Tries.

PATENT CUTTING-NIPPERS.k

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 646,294, dated March27, 1900.

Appncanon fina July 29, 1899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT HAMILTON LOVE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Allen, in the county of Collin and State of Texas,have invented certain new andruseful Improvements in Cutting-Nippers;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this speciiication, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has relation to cut: ting-nippers; and it consistsin certain details of construction, substantially as shown in thedrawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation with one ofthe jaws partlyin section, showing a pair of cntting-nippers constructed in accordancewith my invention; Fig. 2, an end view of the two jaws, showing thecutters; Fig.Y 3, a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of one ofthe cutters; Fig. 4, a similar view showing a modification of thecutter.

In the accompanying drawings, A B represent the two jaws of thecutting-nippers, pivoted at a in any suitable manner, the two jawshaving the usual lever-handles C D, respectively. The jawA upon itsouter edge may be provided with a solid or hollow punch E and on theopposite jaw B,directly on line with the punch, with a ham mer-head F ofany suitable construction. The cutters G H may be either formed integralwith the jaws or formed separately and afterward secured thereto byscrews, or any other suitable and well-known means may be employed forthis purpose.

This tool, although capable of many uses, is particularly adapted forinserting and clenching rivets either in leather or other like material,the punch E iirst being forced. through the material and the rivetinserted in the hole made thereby and driven through it by thehammer-head F. Theburorwasherisslipped over the point of the rivet andthe cutters v upon the jaws of the nippers used to cut off theprojecting end thereof, after which the Serial No. 725,493. (No model.)

hammer-head is again used to clench the end of said rivet, therebygreatly facilitating the setting of rivets and burs or washers by ahandtool. When used for setting the old; style rivet without point, thepunch E may be constructed hollow or tubular in the usual manner ofbelt-punches, the manner of constructing the hammer-head and the punchbeing capable of various modifications wit-hout departing from vention.

The cutters are provided with stationary gages b, which project veryslightly beyond the cutting edge of the blade to prevent the two cuttingedges coming in contact with each other when cutting and hammering,thereby serving the double purpose of gages and fen# ders, the gagespreventing the rivet from being cut too close up to the bur or washer,and thereby leaving' a sufticient material of the rivet to be clenchedafter it has been cut. The projecting end of the rivet after being cutwill be a length equal to the distance between the cutting edge of theblade and the outer edge of the gage, as indicated at c. The gage b mayextend upon one side of the cut ting-blade, as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings, or on both sides, as shown in Fig. 4, such modification notaffecting the essential feature of the cutter.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A cutting-nippers provided with cutters having stationary gagesextending out beyond the sides of the cutting-blade and very slightlyabove the cutting edge to form both gages and fenders, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT HAMILTON LOVE.

Witnesses:

G. A. WILKERsoN, F. B. RIA'KERsoN. i

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